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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Aug 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

      It's usually also false, just a way to pretend one's smarter than others, a way of affecting "savvy"—as @jayrosen_nyu puts it. If you dig into to the "this isn't surprising" crowd you often find weak analytic ability and no prescient work that shows they really weren't surprised.https://twitter.com/lorenzofb/status/1033047965101903872 …

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      Lorenzo Franceschi-BicchieraiVerified account @lorenzofb
      My least favorite reaction to a story is the "this isn't surprising!" This usually comes from someone who has paid a lot of attention to a topic and assumes the rest of the world has too. Also, our job is to report facts and news. If you wanna be surprised go watch a magician.
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Aug 2018

      It happens everytime there is detailed reporting on something people closest to the story kinda knew, but the story gives us framework, facts, details—some new ones, some from pulling it all together. The "savvy" crowd jumps up to say "I knew this".pic.twitter.com/xBkkAw1ntF

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Aug 2018

      Anyway, my view is that the savvy crowd—besides recognizing the damage they do to critical understanding—should not be indulged. Nothing will convince them; it's about their own affect. Their key use for me is to see who takes that affect seriously. Good litmus test. 🤷‍♀️

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        1. Pinboard‏ @Pinboard 24 Aug 2018
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          None of this is stuff people haven't said before.

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        2. Jay Rosen‏Verified account @jayrosen_nyu 25 Aug 2018
          Replying to @zeynep

          I agree. The Twitter refrain, "this is not surprising!" cannot be redeemed. No good comes from it. No patience should be extended toward it.

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        3. Julie Hotard, PhD, psychologist, disinfo expert‏ @upine 25 Aug 2018
          Replying to @jayrosen_nyu @zeynep

          Maybe it's a kind of Twitter comment 2 ignore. But if some1 can provide more facts/show their work re: Y not surprised, that cd be good. Why not ask? Tho things need 2B documented, even if they seem obvious 2 some. Those documenting shd get the credit due them.

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        1. Andrew Wyld‏ @Andrew_Wyld 25 Aug 2018
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          I might be guilty of this. Sorry if I've been guilty of this on the posts earlier!

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